PAUL: I just did CNN, and I just go over and over again: “We’re willing to compromise! We’re willing to negotiate.!” I don’t think they poll tested “we won’t negotiate.” I think it’s awful for [Democrats] to say that over and over again.

MCCONNELL: Yeah, I do too and I, and I just came back from that two hour meeting with them and that, and that was basically the same view privately as it was publicly.

PAUL: I think if we keep saying, “We wanted to defund it. We fought for that and that we’re willing to compromise on this,” I think they can’t, we’re gonna, I think… well, I know we don’t want to be here, but we’re gonna win this, I think.

— Economic Policy Journal, yesterday

As a liberal Democrat, I say: AWESOME! I can’t wait to vote for Paul for president in 2016!

Okay, okay, he’s really just saying that he’ll give in on only a few of those laws, not on all of them. But still!

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CORRECTION: Originally, the title of this post said “Ron Paul,” rather than “Rand Paul.” (Arrrgggh. Talk about stepping on your own punch line!)